📍 Location: South Africa
💼 Industry: FMCG – Traditional Sorghum Beer & Alcoholic Beverages
💰 Package: R30,000 CTC per month
Introduction
A prominent South African manufacturer and distributor of Traditional Sorghum Beer and other alcoholic beverages is seeking a Wellness Coordinator to join their Health & Safety team.
Role Purpose
The Wellness Coordinator will be instrumental in fostering a healthy, resilient, and productive workforce. This includes developing and executing wellness initiatives tailored to employee needs, with the goal of boosting productivity, reducing absenteeism, and cultivating a company-wide culture of wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
📌 Planning
- Develop and design comprehensive health and wellness programs.
- Establish departmental goals aligned with medical surveillance requirements.
- Create and maintain standardized wellness policies, procedures, and implementation calendars.
📌 Coordination
- Identify and engage strategic wellness partners for program execution.
- Advocate for wellness initiatives internally (with Health Team, HR, HSE, HODs, and worker leadership) and externally (Department of Health and wellness-related coalitions).
- Serve as a liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders.
📌 Advisory
- Provide expert consultation on occupational health and hygiene matters.
- Guide the strategic planning of the wellness portfolio.
- Promote adherence to statutory health and wellness regulations.
- Draft and manage policy documents, procedures, and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs).
📌 Administrative Support
- Support staffing and budgeting for the wellness department.
- Coordinate internal audits and performance evaluations.
- Organize wellness-related events, meetings, and refresher training.
- Develop tools for wellness data collection and reporting.
📌 Training
- Design, plan, and deliver wellness-related training programs.
- Set and manage a training calendar and content.
- Identify and engage relevant training partners.
- Facilitate and co-facilitate training sessions as needed.
📌 Monitoring & Evaluation
- Design and implement wellness monitoring and evaluation tools.
- Conduct regular surveys and studies related to employee health.
- Compile and present wellness department reports.
- Conduct disease surveillance and escalate concerns.
- Ensure compliance with local and national reporting standards.
Key Result Areas
- Implement holistic wellness programs aligned with company goals.
- Boost employee participation in health initiatives.
- Oversee wellness screenings and risk assessments.
- Promote mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- Ensure full compliance with legal and privacy standards.
- Collaborate effectively with internal teams and external service providers.
- Manage wellness budgets and optimize use of resources.
- Align wellness efforts with ESG and sustainability targets (social pillar).
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum Requirements:
- Grade 12 (Matric)
- Diploma or Degree in a relevant health or wellness field
- Postgraduate qualification (preferred)
- At least 5 years’ experience in Occupational Health
Desirable Experience & Competencies:
- Proven ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders in delivering wellness outcomes
- Strong background in incident investigation and root-cause analysis
- In-depth knowledge of OHSA, COIDA, and other relevant legislation
- Proactive, self-driven approach to safety and wellness outcomes
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and handling confidential data
- Advantageous certifications: SAMTRAC, NEBOSH, NOSA, HIRA, ISO 45001, HACCP, TQM
- Experience in FMCG manufacturing preferred
- SAP experience is an added advantage
